Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction: the communication challenges that people with Down Syndrome face / Jon F. Miller, Mark Leddy, Lewis A. Leavitt -- I. Communication characteristics of people with Down Syndrome and their families. Profiles of language development in children with Down Syndrome / Jon F. Miller -- Language development in children and adolescents with Down Syndrome / Robin S. Chapman -- The biological bases of speech in people with Down Syndrome / Mark Leddy -- Verbal fluency, speech intelligibility, and communicative effectiveness / Jon F. Miller, Mark Leddy -- Individual differences in mothers' communication with their young children with Down Syndrome / Mary A. Roach, Marguerite Stevenson Barratt, Lewis A. Leavitt

II. Assessment and intervention. Evaluating communication to improve speech and language skills / Jon F. Miller, Mark Leddy, Lewis A. Leavitt -- Communication interventions: improving the speech intelligibility of children with Down Syndrome / Peggy Rosin, Edie Swift -- Assistive technology: strategies and tools for enhancing the communication skills of children with Down Syndrome / Jamie E. Murray-Branch, Julie E. Gamradt -- Enhancing the speech and language skills of adults with Down Syndrome / Mark Leddy, Gary Gill

III. Thinking about the future. Families of adults with Down Syndrome / marsha Mailick Seltzer, Marty Wyngaarden Krauss -- A view toward the future: improving the communication of people with Down Syndrome / Jon F. Miller, Mark Leddy, Lewis A. Leavitt -- Appendixes: A. Resource list -- B. World Wide Web sites on Down Syndrome and related topics / Helen Hartman -- C. Medical care of children with Down Syndrome

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